I turned 33 on Saturday. With the passing of another year of life, and on the precipice of a new one, I always find myself getting reflective. I’ve always liked that my birthday falls in the middle of the year. Everyone treats January 1st as a fresh start. I take the opportunity at the start of another year of life, 6 months into the year, to not only check in on my goals for the calendar year, but also to set new goals for MY next year. I think it is important to manifest your intentions and release them into the world. I find that by doing this life finds a way to give you what you ask for.
The past 6 or 7 years, ever since moving to New York really, I’ve found myself drawn to going with the flow. I haven’t set too many specific goals for myself, on a personal level, and I felt the pull to just sit back, live, and see where life takes me for awhile. While this served that season of life, I feel that I am at a point right now where I am at a crossroads. While I can certainly continue on the path I’ve been on, I can also veer left and start down a new path with potential new opportunities. Of course that’s the risky choice, because of the unknown, but as we know, with great risk can come great reward. So this is where I’m at. The path well traveled. The comfortable path I’ve been strolling down for years. The path that I’m familiar with its curves and edges. Or the path I have not traveled. The unfamiliar path where who knows what could await behind every curve. The path of mystery and discovery.
I think I’m veering left. Stay tuned.
-Ash